Comportas abertas para o risco: análise geográfica da inundação brusca ocorrida em Areal, RJ, em 12 de janeiro de 2011

Abstract

At the present times, the statistics are aiming to the increase of those called “global nature disasters”, particularly in nations like Brazil where the population of small and big cities are in constant development which contribute in addition to, the weakness of the administration and management of the prevention of disasters like the one that occurred at the city of Areal- RJ on January 12, 2011. The present work made a geographical interpretation of that event that might be the cause for that sudden flood that covered the city, located near at the highlands region of Rio de Janeiro. From that self-experience as a witness and victim the author, present a friendly proposition to discuss the construction and operation of the Morro Grande, located near that urban area and used as a Hydroelectric Reservoir to the enhancement of the region. At this point there are multiple factors to be analyzed like the area between the rivers, the urban area, the interaction nature-society, description of the area affected, the capacity political-institutional to respond to these type of events. This work is in according with Libaut (1971), this work follow the four steps and technical of work on the field. Interviews and description of the area object of this work. The paper concludes that the event in the city was large, triggered by an exception in the context of river dynamics and regional weather, but amplified by factors related to spatiality own site.